Common Nightingale vs Hoopoe

Luscinia megarhynchos 비교 대상 Upupa epops

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Nightingale Hoopoe
학명 Luscinia megarhynchos Upupa epops
Passeriformes Bucerotiformes
Muscicapidae Upupidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 16.5 cm (6.5 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
날개 폭 25.0 cm (9.8 in) 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
체중 21.0 g (0.74 oz) 62.0 g (2.19 oz)
식성 Insects and larvae, supplemented with berries in autumn. Forages on or near the ground in … Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …
산란 수 4-5 2-12
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Common Nightingale 16.5 cm
Hoopoe 28.0 cm
날개 폭
Common Nightingale 25.0 cm
Hoopoe 46.0 cm
체중
Common Nightingale 21.0 g
Hoopoe 62.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Common Nightingale only

Hoopoe only

Common Nightingale

Dense thickets, scrub, and undergrowth in deciduous woodland. Prefers areas with thick ground cover near water.

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

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Song & Call Comparison

Common Nightingale

노래

Considered Europe's finest songster: an extraordinarily rich, loud, flute-like melody of bubbling trills, slow whistles, and a distinctive crescendo 'lu-lu-lu'. Sings day and night.

Hoopoe

노래

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Common Nightingale

Breeds in Europe and western Asia. Winters in sub-Saharan Africa. A long-distance migrant crossing the Sahara.

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Common Nightingale

Least Concern

Hoopoe

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How to Tell Them Apart

Common Nightingale

깃털

Plain warm brown upperparts with a rufous-chestnut tail. Pale greyish-white underparts. Unremarkable appearance belies its remarkable voice.

부리

Thin, pointed, dark brown bill

Hoopoe

깃털

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

부리

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

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About These Birds

Common Nightingale

나이팅게일은 조류 중 최고의 가수 중 하나로 칭송받으며, 수십 가지의 풍부하고 복잡한 음표로 이루어진 노래로 유명하다. 수컷은 낮과 밤을 가리지 않고 노래하며 특히 봄 번식기에 활발하다.

Hoopoe

오디새(후투티)는 얼룩말 무늬 날개와 분홍계피색 깃털, 검은 끝 화려한 볏을 지닌 구대륙에서 가장 독특한 새 중 하나다. 유럽·아프리카·아시아에 넓게 분포한다.

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